Uermudo I of Asturias

Uermudo (Bermudo) I of Asturias (740-797) was the king of Asturias from 788 to 791, succeeding Mauregatus of Asturias and preceding Alfonso II of Asturias.

Biography
Uermudo was born in 740, the son of Count Froyla of Asturias de Santillana. He was elected by the nobility of the royal palace to succeed Mauregatus of Asturias as King of Asturias. Uermudo was chosen by Mauregatus' pre-chosen and rearranged nobility to prevent Alfonso from becoming the new king of Asturias. In 791 he was defeated at the Battle of the Burbia River by the Emirate of Cordoba, and he abdicated his throne after the defeat.